2009 GRANT AWARDS BY CATEGORY

Arts & Culture                              $133,100

Children, Youth & Families      $  69,750

Conservation & Environment   $  76,500

Education                                     $144,650

Emergency Disaster Relief      $  0

Health                                           $  35,000

Human Capacity Building         $163,050

Animal Cruelty Prevention         $    5,000

Religious                                      $  15,000

Scholarships                               $122,500

Seabury Scholarships               $  40,500

ORGANIZATION                        DESCRIPTION                                                     AMOUNT

ARTS & CULTURE

Black Ensemble Theater                   Tech Evaluation                                                             7,500

Changing Worlds                              Literacy & Cultural ConnectionsProgram                       7,000

Chicago Opera Theater                    Young Artists Program                                                17,500

Crystal Lake Art Center                    Dance/Visual Arts Residency                                     15,000

Facets Multi-Media                            Media Education Programs                                            8,750

Gang of Toes                                    Dance Programs for Seniors                                        2,000

Grand Rapids Ballet Company          Guest Artists Program                                                15,000

Illinois Humanities Council                  The Odyssey Project                                                  10,000

Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre        Art, theatre and education support                             10,000

People's Music School                      Theory classes for new students                                5,000

Pickleberry Pie                                   Acoustic Concerts at Children's Hospital                     5,000

Pros Arts Studio                                Youth Arts Program                                                    12,500

Redtwist Theatre                               Facility Upgrade                                                            8,600

South Chicago Art Center                 SmARTS Program                                                          4,000

                                                                                                         133,100

CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES

Camp of Dreams                                Community Days                                                          7,000

Children's Outing Association            Youth Development Program                                       5,000

Court Appointed Special Advocates   Child AdvocacyPrograms                                           7,000

Girls, Inc. - N.M.                                   Zona del Sol                                                              15,000

Kids Street Learning Center               Counseling for Dysfunctional teens                             7,000

Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center         Summer LEADERS Program for pre-teens                15,000

Old Town School of Folk Music          Wiggleworms in Residence                                         8,750

Starfish Learning Center                     Operating Support for after-school program               5,000

                                                                                                                                              69,750

CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT

archi-Treasures                         .       Mural Arts Program in Humboldt Park                            4,000

Baxter Community Center                  Rooftop Greenhouse projec - matching grant             15,000

Grand Traverse Reg. Land Conser.  Elberta Dunes South Project                                        30,000

Little Village Environmental Justice    Leadership Training in environmental justice               15,000

Loyola University Chicago                 Education in Clean Air/Clean Water Program               12,500

                                                                                                                                                76,500

EDUCATION

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless   Horizons Creative Writing Program                                8,400

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic                Jazz Alive Education Program                                        5,000

College Mentors for Kids                    Mentoring elementary school kids to college                15,000

Friends of the Orphans                      College scholarships in Mexico                                     27,000

New Leaders for New Schools         Aspiring Principals Program                                          10,000

Open Lands Project                            Education in Water Supply & conservation                  14,500

Poetry Center of Chicago                   Hands-on-Stanzas Program                                           5,000

Project Education Plus                        Education, Recreation, Tech programs                           5,000

Proliteracy Worldwide                        Native Family Literacy Project in N.M.                            26,000

Reading in Motion                               Benchmarks reading program                                        15,000

Scholarship Chicago                          College Access & Curriculum Guide                                5,000

Snow City Arts Foundation                Music/Art/Writing workshops for hospitalized kids         8,750

                                                                                                                                               144,650

HEALTH

Agape Therapeutic Riding Center     Program expansion to kids with autism                          10,000

Benzie Community Services             Respite Care Program                                                     20,000

Celiac-Sprue Association                 Camp scholarships for kids with celiac disease              5,000

                                                                                                                                                  35,000

HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

Association House of Chicago         Community Career Center                                                 8,750

Benzie Area Christian Neighbors     Women on Their Way Out of Poverty                              14,000

Benzie County Community Chest      Human Services                                                                3,500

Breaking Ground                               Employment Training for Ex-Offenders                             5,000

Donors Forum                                    Capacity Building Initiative                                                 5,250

Erie Neighborhood House                  Pathways to Success workforce development               8,750

Facing Forward to End Homeless     Housing First Program                                                       5,000

Good News Community Kitchen        Food Services Program                                                  10,000

Heartland Human Care Services       WomanCraft                                                                      5,000

Housing Opportunities & Maint.         Upkeep & Repair Program                                                 7,000 Inspiration Corporation                      Career Connections employment training                       12,500

Interfaith House                                 Salary for case management                                           5,000

Lakeview Pantry                                Bootstraps case management program                           5,000

Living Cl;assrooms Foundation          First Start hands-on education program                          3,500

The Night Ministries                            Open Door Youth Shelter                                                 4,200

Phoenix Day                                       Early childhood Education program                                14,000

Renaissance Social Services            Housing Stability Program                                               10,000

Taproot Foundation                            Pro Bono Service Grants to Chicago n/ps                       6,500

United Way of Oak Park-River Forest Annual support                                                               2,100

Wisconsin Women's Business Init.    Microenterprise Development Continuum                         7,000

YMEN                                                 Henson School Initiative                                                  21,000

                                                                                                                                                163,050

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Altered Tails                                        Spay/Neuter Services for Low Income Families' Pets    5,000

                                                                                                                                                  5,000

RELIGIOUS

Interaith Youth Core                           Outreach education and training                                   15,000

                                                                                                                                                  15,000

SCHOLARSHIPS

University of Arizona                          Native American scholarships                                     16,000

Benzie Central H.S.                             Science Department awards                                         4,000

Benzie Central H.S.                             Scholarships                                                                  4,000

Berea College                                      CWS Graduate Fellowship in Dentistry                         4,000

Berea College                                      Senior Woman Award                                                   4,000

Berea College                                      Senior Man Award                                                        4,000

Berea College                                      Excellence in Teaching Award                                      1,500

Boys Hope/Girls Hope                         General support for scholarships                                  6,000

Warren W. "Billy" Cherry S'ship.         Scholarships                                                                  3,000

East Village Youth Program                 Scholarships                                                                  3,000

Ehwa Women's University                  Visiting Scholar Program                                              18,000

Frankfort High School                          Scholarships                                                                  4,000

Friends of the Orpans                          Advanced Education Support                                       3,000

Grace Episcopal Church                      Acolyte Scholarship Fund                                             2,000

Highlands University of New Mexico   Seabury Fellowship in Cultural Technology                  4,000

Interlochen Center for the Arts            Local Student Scholarships                                         10,000

Oak Park-River Forest H.S.                  Senior Scholarships                                                     32,000

                                                                                                             122,500

SEABURY SCHOLARSHIPS

Allen County Community College                                                                                                6,000

Alverno College                                                                                                                          3,000

Kennedy-King College                                                                                                                6,000

Grand Rapids Adult Education Program                                                                                     6,000

Howard Area Community Center                                                                                               6,000

Milwaukee Area Technical College                                                                                            2,500

National Park Community College                                                                                                6,000

Pima Community College                                                                                                             6,000

                                                                                                                                                40,500

 

2008 GRANT AWARDS BY CATEGORY

Arts & Culture                              $163,000

Children, Youth & Families       $119,000

Conservation & Environment    $  61,500

Education                                      $254,233

Emergency Disaster Relief        $ 10,000

Health                                             $   9,708

Human Capacity Building          $219,200

Religious                                       $ 15,000

Scholarships                                 $ 97,500

Seabury Scholarships                 $ 40,500

ORGANIZATION                   DESCRIPTION                                       AMOUNT

ARTS & CULTURE

Benzie Area Historical Society         Renovation of Benzie Area Musueum                       10,000

Black Ensemble Theatre                    Evaluation of Technology Systems                           20,000    

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre          High School Youth Ensemble                                      6,000

Chicago Opera Theatre                    Young Artists Program                                              25,000

Crystal Lake Art Center                    Dance & Visual Arts Residency                                15,000

DePaul University Theatre School    Pay-What-You-Can Program                                       5,000

Facets Multi-Media                            Media Education Program                                          12,500

Lakeside Shakespeare Theatre        Art, Theater and Theater Education                          10,000

Mitchell Museum of American Indian Renovation                                                                 10,000

Porchlight Music Theatre                   Community Ouotreach Program                                   5,000

Pros Arts Studio                                Youth Arts Program                                                   12,500

Remy Bummpo Theater Company     Outreach Program                                                      15,000

Rush Hour Concerts                          Free Summer concerts                                                5,000

Street Level Youth Media                  After-School Media Arts Program                              10,000

                                                                                                                                           163,000

CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES

Best Buddies, Illinois                          Chicago High School Project                                        5,000

Changing Worlds                               Literacy & Cultural Connections school program         9,000

Community Renewal Society             Campaign for Children of the Incarcerated                12,500

Companions Journeying Together     Family Stories Program                                               10,000

Family Matters                                    Youth Development Programming                               20,000

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Flower House Kids                                                      15,000

Howard Area Community Center       Summer Camp 2008                                                    20,000

REEL Fathers Film Festival                 Lights, Camera...Dads                                                  7,500

Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center        Summer Camp                                                             15,000

South Chicago Art Center                  SmARTS Programs                                                       5,000

                                                                                                                                             119,000

CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT

Crystal Lake & Watershed Assn.       Wlakabout Activities                                                     6,500

Friends of the Chicago River              Chicago River Schools Network                                 12,500

Little Village Environmental Justice     Leadership Training                                                    20,000

Louisville Art Association                   Carbon Nation Documentary                                       12,500

Southeast Environmental Task Force  Environmental Education for Children                         10,000

                                                                                                                                               61,500

EDUCATION

ACE Technical H.S.                            Project Lead the Way                                                  10,000

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless   Horizons Writing Program                                              7,500

Children's Museum of Indianapolis     Global Perspectives Exhibit                                         25,000

East Village Youth Program               College Readiness Support Services                          15,000

Family Matters                                    Parent Resource Room at Gale Academy                   20,000

Friends of the Orphans                      College Scholarships in Mexico                                   27,000

Good News Partners                         Reading Coaches                                                        12,500

Howard Area Community Center       Adult Education Project                                                12,500

Illinois Humanities Council                   The Odyssey Project                                                   10,000

inland Seas Education Association   10 Classes for ISEA Schoolship progam                        8,000

Kids in Danger                                    Public Education Expansion                                           7,000

Meijer Gardens                                   Taste of the Farm Year 3                                             11,533

New Leaders for New Schools         Aspiring Principals Program                                          10,000

Poetry Center of Chicago                   Hands-On Stanzas                                                         5,000

Project Education Plus                        Educational, Technological, recreation                           5,000

ProLiteracy Worldwide                       Family Literacy Project for Indigenous Peoples            15,700

Reading in Motion                               Benchmarks Literacy Program                                      15,000

Right Angle Educational Fdn.             Summer of a Lifetime Program                                       10,000

Snow City Arts Foundatino                Educational Arts Worjshops for hospitalized kids         10,000

Sunlight African Community Ctr.         After School Programs                                                    7,500

Suzuki-Orff School                             Clap, Sing & READ                                                         10,000

                                                                                                                                                254,233

EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF

McCormick Foundation                         Midwest Flood Relief                                                   10,000

HEALTH

Agape Therapeutic Riding Center        Character Building Program                                           4,708

WillPower, Inc.                                     General Operating Support                                            5,000

                                                                                                                                                   9,708

 

HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

Benzie County Communnity Chest     Human Service Delivery                                                5,000

Benzie Housing Council                       Foreclosure Rebound Program                                   25,000

Cara Program                                       Cleanslate Job training Program                                 10,000

Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation          Oliver's Kitchen Culinary Training Program                12,500

Chicago Rehab Network                      Training Programs                                                       12,500

Deborah's Place                                    Womancraft, Inc.                                                          5,000

Emergency Fund                                   Financial Assistance Program                                      7,500

Erie Neighborhood House                     Pathways to Success Workforce Program                10,000

GoodCity                                               Capacity Building                                                         12,000

Greater Chicago Food Depository        Food Distribution                                                            6,200

Growing Home                                      Job training- agricultural farming                                 12,500

Housing Opp. & Maint. for Elderly         Upkeep & Repair Program                                            10,000

Housing Opportunities for Women        Partners for Rogers Park staff                                    10,000

Interaith House                                       Case Manager Salary support                                    10,000

La Casa Norte                                        Supportive Housing for Homeless Male Youth           10,000

Lakeside CDC                                         Salary support for personnel position                        12,500

Parents Allied with Children/Teachers   Autism Program                                                          10,000

Second Helpings                                    Culinary Job training                                                    23,000

United Way of Oak Park-River Forest    Annual support                                                             3,000

                                                                                                             219,200

RELIGIOUS

Seabury-Western Seminary              Leadership in Urban Ministry                                         15,000

                                                                                                             15,000

SCHOLARSHIPS

University of Arizona                          Native American scholarships                                     16,000

Benzie Central H.S.                             Science Department awards                                         4,000

Benzie Central H.S.                             Scholarships                                                                  4,000

Berea College                                      CWS Graduate Fellowship in Dentistry                         4,000

Berea College                                      Senior Woman Award                                                   4,000

Berea College                                      Senior Man Award                                                        4,000

Berea College                                      Excellence in Teaching Award                                     1,500

Boys Hope/Girls Hope                         General support                                                             6,000

East Village Youth Program                 Scholarships                                                                  3,000

Frankfort High School                          Scholarships                                                                  4,000

Friends of the Orpans                          Advanced Education Support                                       3,000

Grace Episcopal Church                      Acolyte Scholarship Fund                                             2,000

Interlochen Center for the Arts            Local Student Scholarships                                         10,000

Oak Park-River Forest H.S.                  Senior Scholarships                                                     32,000

                                                                                                              97,500

SEABURY SCHOLARSHIPS

Allen County Community College                                                                                                6,000

Alverno College                                                                                                                          3,000

Kennedy-King College                                                                                                                6,000

Grand Rapids Adult Education Program                                                                                     6,000

Howard Area Community Center                                                                                               6,000

Milwaukee Area Technical College                                                                                            2,500

National Park Community College                                                                                                6,000

Pima Community College                                                                                                             6,000

                                                                                                                                                  40,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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